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Smaller Companies Getting a Pass from Tougher Swaps Regulation

Bloomberg NewsApril 18, 2012

In Depth

Andrea Kramer called the $8 billion threshold set by regulators to define commodity swaps dealers “a win for companies that really never saw themselves as dealers in the first place,” saying that such companies (primarily commodity end users) “have to be thrilled” with the figure. That’s especially because such companies now “don’t have to worry about getting swept up into the dealer definition with all the attendant requirements and regulations.”